The Central Bank today announced that it has made three new appointments at assistant director general (ADG) level.

AN Irish trade union inspector and his British colleague feared for their lives and were forced to barricade themselves and the Russian crew of a ship into a section of the vessel after a dispute with the ship’s owners.

The owners of the Merchant Brilliant cargo ship are expected to meet representatives of the International Transport Workers Federation in Dublin today in an effort to resolve a row over unpaid wages.